Grooming games for dogs

Other obstacles that your family can include in the course are a series of cones or books laid on the ground for your pet to weave through, or something to walk on that has a strange texture or firmness. Another fun game that your family can play with your dog indoors or outdoors is hide and seek.

Simply give your child some sort of toy filled with treats like chicken that have a significant smell and tell them to hide somewhere. If this game becomes too easy for the dog, you can also try to teach them new tricks before giving them the treat. This process could even begin at home. In the nail clipper scenario, each time the dog initially chooses to look at the clippers, we offer a yummy treat.

That is we want the appearance of the clippers to equal yummy treat. The order of operations is important here, as you want to be certain that clippers predict the treat and not the other way around.

Often, as noted, desensitization and counter-conditioning are combined for the fastest results. Another example of how desensitization and counter-conditioning would work might be with scissors. Many dogs might have a scary association with scissors, but by using desensitization and counter-conditioning we can help the dog to feel more comfortable with them. If the dog initially shows signs of stress in the presence of scissors, you might put them down on the table and wait for the dog to look at them calmly.

When the dog does this, you can give him a yummy treat. Another example might be with the electric clippers. If the dog shows signs of stress at the sound of the clippers, you may just turn them on and off several feet away from the dog to start, and treat for a calm response.

This process then helps to create a positive conditioned emotional response CER whereby the sound of the clippers starts to mean that good things are going to happen! Here too, the order is key. Clicker noise predicts treat, not treat predicts scary clicker noise. The same technique can be used to counter-condition CC to any tool. Dog shows. Kennel club. My certificates. My profession.

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